1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

The 1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1938 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 6–1–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 36. George J. Miller and Fred J. Gruber were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Walter O. Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
Conference	Independent
1938 record	6–1–1
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (17th season)
Captain	George J. Miller, Fred J. Gruber
Home stadium	Walter O. Briggs Field

1938 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
Xavier			–					7	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	6	–	0
DePaul			–					2	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	W 37–0
September 30	at Alma	Alma, MI	W 20–0
October 7	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	W 12–6
October 14	Wayne	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–7
October 21	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 6–7
October 28	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	T 7–7
November 4	Kalamazoo	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 39–7
November 11	Northern Michigan	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 25–2
Homecoming

References

1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. "Campus Buildings At a Glance: Walter O. Briggs Field". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.